Snack · 5 min · turkish

Ayran (Yogurt Drink)

Plain yogurt does the heavy lifting here, with water rounding it out. A Turkish snack that takes 5 minutes, start to finish.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 cups Plain yogurt
• 1 cup Water
• 0.5 tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Mint

Steps

1. Whisk the yogurt, cold water, and salt together until completely smooth and lightly frothy. The classic ratio is two parts yogurt to one part water — adjust to your taste.
2. Taste for salt: ayran should taste distinctly savory, like the sea air. Add a pinch more if it tastes flat.
3. Pour over ice and scatter the chopped mint over the top. Some like it with a thread of olive oil; purists do not.
4. For the frothiest ayran, pour it back and forth between two glasses a few times — the aeration gives it a light, almost creamy head.
5. Serve ice-cold alongside kebabs, pide, or anything grilled — ayran cools spice and cuts richness like nothing else.

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